Comments on Cliffieland: Top Chef All-Stars: Finally, Pt. 1 (Or, Da Fryah F...

Carla really had no choice on the cooking techniqu...

2011-03-20T09:14:50.818-04:00

Carla really had no choice on the cooking technique, as there was no oven—only a microwave, the deep fryers, and the flattop, and we all know any "real" chef would rather die than use the microwave. Carla was screwed from the minute she entered that kitchen with pork tenderloin, and she was already rattled from the Quickfire.

We just picked up a tin of her fabulous tiny cookies, so I think she'll be just fine as her product-based business expands. She's a local hero here in the DC area, but we're happy to share her with the world as long as she keeps her home base here.

Thanks for the kind words. They are really, really...

2011-03-15T16:03:00.375-04:00

Thanks for the kind words. They are really, really appreciated.

And thanks for uncloaking, Lou!

long time lurker, first time poster. Thank you! on...

2011-03-15T16:01:06.234-04:00

long time lurker, first time poster. Thank you! on the Bahamian royalty thing. I fumed: "hello, did none of these chefs learn that the Indian tribes in the Caribbean were wiped out by Columbus & Co, thus no royalty? and even if they weren't, the Bahamas were once part of the UK and have the same ties as Canada so any royalty would be the old lady in England. hello? they're talking Junkanoo!"

anyhoo. it was in my system too. Sorry to see Carla go. And that was Tiffany's first win? Wow.

once again - an awesome, thoughtful, and quite tho...

2011-03-14T00:20:21.508-04:00

once again - an awesome, thoughtful, and quite thorough recap. LOVE so much of your recap! so creative and clever as usual .. where to i begin?!